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    Circuit City: And Now It's Dead

    It goes out with a pained mumble—not quite a whisper, definitely not a bang. Today, after 50 years, Circuit City no longer exists. A moment of silence is in order.

    We (and others) have already said goodbye quite a bit:

    • Best Buy Says Goodbye
    • Circuit City Employees' Final Words as Circuit City Employees
    • Their Dignity Is Not for Sale... Well, Nevermind
    • Why Circuit City Closed (According to Circuit City Employees)
    • The Circle of Life: Circuit City Buildings to Become High Schools?
    • A Violent Goodbye
    • Best Buy Rubs Salt in Circuit City's Gaping Wound
    • Why I Shopped at Circuit City (By Choice)
    • Even in Death, It Managed to Screw People Over
    • The Beginning of the End

    Rob at BoingBoing Gadgets has this pretty sad clip of the last straggling item at his local Circuit City:

    But what's one more good-bye? Leave your fondest (or most wretched) memories below. [Image: F33/Flickr]


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